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Rt Hon Keir Starmer and Rt Hon Rishi Sunak
Prime Minister & Leader of the Conservative Party
Dear Mr Starmer and Mr Sunak,
If you don’t know the history you don’t see the injustice.
Invited by the government to help rebuild the country after the second world war, the Windrush generation answered the call.
Decades later, this generation has been shut out and grossly mistreated by a disastrous government compensation scheme. Britain’s colonial history needs to be addressed and understood so that as a nation we can begin to heal and never let this happen again.
We, the undersigned, call on the Government to appoint an independent neutral body to oversee the Windrush Compensation Scheme and to pledge delivery of full compensation to Windrush victims as part of its forthcoming general election manifesto.
These are the facts
When the Windrush Compensation Scheme was launched in April 2019, the Home Office estimated that around 15,000 people would be eligible for compensation.
As of January 2024, only 13.8% of those eligible had received any compensation.
As of April 2023, 1 in 6 applicants (16%) have been waiting for over a year for a result, with around half of these (7.5%) waiting for more than 18 months.
The Home Office has refused to give applicants legal aid – making the path to justice even more difficult.
Just £75.23 million of an allocated £200-500 million has been awarded to victims.
We need change NOW
The Justice4Windrush campaign is inviting the public to join us by watching and sharing our film, and to sign up on our website in support of the following eight recommendations for the Government:
Make full and swift compensation for Windrush victims a Home Office priority. Reinstating the Transformation Team and Windrush Working Group is crucial.
To ensure its credibility with claimants, remove the Windrush Compensation Scheme from the Home Office and identify or create an independent and neutral body or organisation to operate it and make appeal decisions.
Direct the Home Office to ensure more transparent, independent oversight over its administration of the scheme, including quarterly, detailed public reports on the scheme’s operation by the independent assessor.
Ensure that legal aid is guaranteed to all eligible claimants.
Lower the burden of proof for claims and compensate fully for losses and impact on life, regardless of the complexity.
Stop deportations. Trust is gone. So many have been deported in error. Already traumatised victims need to feel safe to come forward.
End the decades long history of covert racist immigration laws and bring an end to the Hostile Environment immigration policy
Pledge full compensation to Windrush victims as part of its forthcoming general election manifesto.
Implement all the recommendations set out by the 2020 Wendy Williams Review.
The Windrush generation is running out of time. Already more than 50 people have died waiting to receive compensation.
This injustice is a stain on our history and shames this country.
Britain’s Windrush generation must be seen, heard, and healed.
This scandal has been decades in the making. The Home Office must resolve it NOW. It is time to give the Windrush generation a voice.
Thank You
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The Department for Education
20 Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Dear Sir/Madam,
I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to request that the Department for
Education upholds its promise to incorporate Black British history into the National
Curriculum, particularly the history and impact of the Home Office Scandal.
The Home Office Scandal, which has had a profound and lasting effect on the lives
of many Black British individuals and communities, is an important chapter in our
shared history that deserves to be acknowledged and discussed in educational
settings. It is critical that students across the country, regardless of background, are
educated about the historical events that have shaped British society, including the
systemic injustices faced by Black Britons.
By including the story of the Windrush Generation and the impact of the Home
Office's wrongful actions in both the past and present, we not only ensure that
victims and survivors are heard, but also help future generations understand the
importance of justice, equality, and accountability.
We respectfully urge the Department to take the necessary steps to make the study
of this subject mandatory in schools across the country, helping to raise awareness
of these important issues and furthering the conversation about racial equality.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your response and hope
that you will take action to fulfill this vital promise.
Yours faithfully,
[Your Full Name]